Nonactorly
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Not actorly; nonactorish.
"Delivering those perspective-shaping lines in his own flat, Midwestern, nonactorly voice, occasionally standing among and even touching the audience members as he spoke, David Cromer personally cemented the connection between the play's reality and our reality, for we knew that as the director he really was the play's stage manager."
Example
More examples"Delivering those perspective-shaping lines in his own flat, Midwestern, nonactorly voice, occasionally standing among and even touching the audience members as he spoke, David Cromer personally cemented the connection between the play's reality and our reality, for we knew that as the director he really was the play's stage manager."
Etymology
From non- + actorly.
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